Service difficulty report · Repair · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
December 16, 2005
Submitted
February 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46130
Aircraft time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Repair
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Lt Aileron
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING C CHECK, LT INBD AIL LWR SKIN HAS NO STANDARD REPAIR (STA XA 543.000-551.000). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1. REMOVED PANEL PLATING WITH NON STANDARD REPAIR ON IT IAW DC8 SRM 57-1-0, DC8 SRM 51-1-21. FAB`D NEW PLATING (AL2024T30 0.025”), BONDED FINGER DOUBLER (AL2024T3 0.020) IAW DC8 SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1 ITEM “B”, “K”, DOUGLAS DWG # 5705334. BONDED BOTH REPAIR PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED INNER SIDE OF NEW PANEL PLATING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLYING SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW PANEL PLATING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21.

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